Pequea Valley JUNE 5, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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POTLUCK PICNIC
The Sierra Club Lancaster Group will host a picnic/potluck at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, in Long’s Park, Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster. The club will supply charcoal, black bean and regular hamburgers, hot dogs, and rolls for this zero-waste, child-friendly event. Attendees are asked to bring a side dish that will serve at least four. The public is invited. Registration is requested by contacting Jane Druce at 717-575-8705 or janedruce@gmail.com. To find the gathering site, look for the Sierra Club banner at a location close to the park’s big playground or at the pavilion near the amphitheater. BIBLE SCHOOL
Nickel Mines Mennonite Church, 1981 Mine Road, Paradise, will offer a vacation Bible school (VBS) from Sunday, June 9, through Thursday, June 13, from 7 to 8:50 p.m. The VBS, themed “Praise Ye The Lord,” will focus on God’s creation. Everyone ages 3 to 103 is welcome to attend. For more details or to arrange for transportation, call or text 717-723-9339 or email contact_us@nickelminesmennonite.org. MOTORCYCLES WELCOME
4833 Division Highway, East Earl, will have a “Blessing of the Cycles” service on Sunday, June 9, at 10 a.m. The church will provide lunch at 11:30 a.m. Kickstands will be up at 12:30 p.m. The motorcycle ride will benefit the Cancer Research Institute in memory of Cossette Sweigart, Daniel Hartman, and Rodney Usner and in honor of Christine Sweigart. Checks should be written out to Cedar Grove Presbyterian Church with “Cancer Research” in the memo. For more information, call Pastor Kris at 717-354-5573.
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Garden Of Hope Schedules Annual Service By Ann Mead Ash
When Dawn Waltman and her husband, Brian, had a stillborn child 23 years ago, the experience jarred them. As they worked to negotiate the grieving process, the couple discovered there was no place for families to go to commemorate their lost children. “People expected these families to pick up and move on,” recalled Dawn. Dawn and Brian did not agree with the cultural response to their situation. “We felt deeply the babies should be remembered,” said Dawn. “We didn’t feel God wanted families to just move on from a loss. The child should be grieved, remembered, and celebrated.” The couple set about creating a place for those who had lost babies to miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death. Working with a board, Dawn and Brian created the Garden of Hope,
located at 30 Springhouse Lane, Gordonville. The garden, which is now 10 years old, will be the site of a special event for families that have lost babies on Sunday, June 9, at 4 p.m. The event will begin with a service at the restored Tobacco Barn at the Stoltzfus Homestead and Gardens. The service will include Scripture readings and song. Dawn will speak about the mission of the garden and what it means for families. Each family will receive a yellow biodegradable balloon on which to write the name of the child they lost. “We do a remembrance walk from the Tobacco Barn to the Garden of Hope,” said Dawn, who explained that yellow is the color of remembrance. “It is silent as we walk with the balloons.” At the garden, doves will be released to symbolize the spirit of God journeying with the families, and the babies’ names will be read. “As See Garden Of Hope pg 11
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Attendees at a past service at the Garden of Hope in Gordonville gather around the sculpture that is central to the garden. This year’s service for families to commemorate children lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death will be held at the garden at 4 p.m. on June 9.
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OUTDOOR CONCERT
599 Reading Road (Route 625), East Earl, will host the Music in the Grove concert series this summer. The weekly concerts will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the church grove. Refreshments and light snacks will be available in the concession stand starting at 5:15 p.m. New Found Grass will perform on Sunday, June 9. People of all ages are invited, and attendees should bring lawn chairs. Handicapped-accessible restrooms will be available. Visit www.sjclutheran.org.
Students at the Sunny Sunbeam Center in Georgetown create a variety of items including gift baskets and rolled-candy dolls for sale. An auction to support the center and its six sister workshops will be held on Monday, July 1, at Fisher’s Quality Dairy Sales, 3304 B Old Philadelphia Pike, Ronks.
Students in the Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Facilities Maintenance program worked on remodeling the building that will become the Heritage Press Education Center. The students who have completed the six-month program, which is run in partnership with Tec Centro, will graduate on June 7. By Ann Mead Ash
More than 65 students, many of them adults who are working full-time jobs and attending school, have already taken part in the Thaddeus Stevens
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College of Technology (TSCT) Facilities Maintenance (FMT) program offered in partnership with Tec Centro in Lancaster, which began at the school in the spring of 2018. The spring 2019 class will graduate on Friday, June 7. See FMT Program pg 6
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In the village of Georgetown, there is a place where students with special needs gather three days a week. Guided by up to five teachers, the students at the Sunny Sunbeam Center begin their
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